The decline occurred in January over December. In a comparison with the same month of last year, the drop was of 1.34%, according to the Central Bank.
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The event will take place in São Paulo on March 30th, focusing on economic scenarios in Arab countries and Brazil and business opportunities.
Total foreign sales revenues declined by 23% in January and February. Some countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, however, stepped up their imports.
An executive with the company has said reduced spending on fuel should help bring revenues back to expected levels and meet income targets.
International personalities, business executives, government officials and multilateral organizations will convene for a three-day meeting. The country wants to convey an image of stability and draw investors in.
President Dilma Rousseff said the government is considering transferring to the private sector the airports in Porto Alegre, Salvador and Florianópolis.
Thaisa Storchi Bergmann and Rajaâ Cherkaroui El Moursli won the For Women in Science award in their regions. They will attend the ceremony next week in Paris.
Regional female entrepreneur associations are sponsoring an event in Egypt from April 14th to 17th. The meeting is backed by the League of Arab States and the FAO.
Brazilian economic growth in 2011 has been raised from 2.7% to 3.9%. The new calculation incorporates changes suggested by multilateral institutions.
A poll from Fundação Getulio Vargas shows 27% of industrialists plan on increasing investments. They are, however, outnumbered by those with a negative outlook.
The United States currency was up 2.4%, for the sixth straight day. One of the reasons was uncertainty surrounding the Brazilian economy.
In the first week of the month, the balance results stood negative in US$ 50 million. Imports and exports are still dropping in comparison to 2014.
In 2014, the country reached the 16th position in a United Nations ranking and is the highest placed African country. Tanger-Med Port helped improve the country’s rating.
Journalists Paula Quental and Joel Santos Guimarães are set to begin publishing this Friday on their new solidarity economy-oriented blog Solidare.
